Doable Challenge: Try a Little Vanity for a Healthier Diet

by Megan O. Steintrager

on 03/11/13 at 09:00 AM

This month's Doable Challenge is to Eat for a Longer Life by upping your intake of "power foods" such as garlic, sweet potatoes, and kale that are loaded with disease-fighting antioxidants. Many of these antioxidant-rich ingredients also quell inflammation, which has been linked to heart disease, Alzheimer's
disease, and other illnesses. And here's yet another reason to load your plate with these foods: As our Beauty Food article explains, a diet rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients may give you better looking skin with fewer wrinkles and sags. So this week, I challenge you to give in to any tendencies toward vanity--you'll be helping your health and the health of anyone for whom you're cooking. Here's a day of beautifying food for inspiration (if you'd like, add a cup of green tea and a glass of red wine to complete the beauty list):